Opened 8 years ago
Last modified 8 years ago
#36702 closed enhancement
Increase humanism in first comment — at Version 2
Reported by: | Ipstenu | Owned by: | |
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Milestone: | 4.6 | Priority: | normal |
Severity: | normal | Version: | |
Component: | Comments | Keywords: | has-patch dev-feedback |
Focuses: | multisite | Cc: |
Description (last modified by )
In the vein of [30089], this patch proposes changing the name of the first commenter in new builds of WordPress.
The first comment has historically been left by "Mr WordPress" in order to indicate it's a comment left by a 'person.' One, therefore, cannot simply suggest we change this to 'WordPress' as that does not demonstrate humanity.
I propose one of the following choices:
- Mx WordPress - Mx is accepted as a gender-nonspecific title, however it could be difficult to translate into all languages.
- Captain WordPress - There is no gender involved and this could be translated, though it implies a ranking hierarchy that may be confusing.
- Wapuu - Wapuu has no gender, and we could use a
wapuu@wordpress.org
email address that uses Wapuu as a gravatar, however Wapuu is less likely to be known by new members of WordPress (and they are the most likely to see the comment and wonder what it is). - A WordPress Commenter - This is the most clear about both what the darn thing is and who left it.
I'm attaching a patch for the last proposal, as I feel it's both the most understandable and translatable of the lot.
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Change 'Mr WordPress' to 'A WordPress Commentor'